Walking guide to the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park - South Africa

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Paperback - Laminated

Published

11 Feb 2010

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First

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9781852845735

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1852845732

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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.9cm

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340g

Pages

256

Originally Published

11 Feb 2010

Walking in the Drakensberg

75 walks in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park by Jeff Williams

Walking guide to u-Khahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, accessible from Johannesburg, Harrismith, Pietermaritzburg and Durban. 75 day walks, up to 20km, in Royal Natal National Park, Cathedral Peak, Monk's Cowl, Injisuthi, Giant's Castle, Highmoor, Kamberg, Lotheni, Cobham, Garden Castle. More...

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Seasons

for long hikes: April, May and September are excellent; for wildflowers and birds: November and Read More... December; from mid-October to March rainfall is high, with thunderstorms in the afternoons

Centres

Royal Natal National Park, Cathedral Peak, Monk’s Cowl, Injisuthi, Giant’s Castle, Highmoor, Read More... Kamberg, Lotheni, Cobham, Garden Castle, Bushman’s Nek, all between Pietermartizburg and Harrismith

Difficulty

routes from 1km to 20km, easy strolls to strenuous day hikes, but be prepared for any weather Read More... conditions in almost every season

Must See

towering basalt cliffs (eg the Amphitheatre), 3000m mountains (eg Cleft Peak), deep gorges (eg Read More... Thukela with the second highest waterfall in the world); abundant wildlife; 2000-year old Bushman rock paintings

The Drakensberg Mountains of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, have a spectacular natural beauty. This range of huge peaks, towering basalt cliffs, massive sandstone outcrops and deep gorges forms the core of an area of unlimited potential for walkers. Until recently little known outside South Africa it has now been designated a World Heritage Site.

In this new guidebook qualified Safari Guide Jeff Williams introduces a wide selection of the very best day walks in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park.

75 graded day walks and scrambles from 1km to 20km
lots of information about the abundant local wildlife and about facilities in each of the areas
inspirational photographs and clear route maps